Story Archive
2016-06-10
The new procedure allows firms and factories to conduct transactions without relying on promissory notes.
2016-06-03
Meanwhile, security officers travel with larger vessels to monitor crews' use of communications equipment.
2016-05-27
The 'dishonorable discharge' means expulsion from the Workers Party, but at least worn out soldiers get to go home.
2016-05-26
Political prisoners and citizens of low social standing are sent to work in the mines under harsh conditions, report says.
2016-05-18
Clothing must not bear labels showing manufacture in rival South Korea, though.
2016-05-13
Judicial authorities will not allow them to work in outside business ventures unless they fulfill their work obligations to the state.
2016-05-12
Soldiers from less well-off families meanwhile serve at dangerous posts or in construction brigades.
2016-05-06
Many are exhausted from working without compensation to show their commitment to the repressive regime.
2016-05-05
UN sanctions are helping push vacancy rates up in Dadong, China as business with North Korea slows.
2016-05-05
They are avoiding patronizing them so as to not attract additional attention from North Korean monitors who track their moves.
2016-04-29
But sales of Taedonggang beer are limited to stores that carry products for the Korean communities in two cities in Liaoning province.
2016-04-28
Removal of a national symbol looks like a protest against the dictatorship.
2016-04-25
Police in North Hamgyong province stop and fine drivers for a wide range of infractions, sources say.
2016-04-19
Closures come after deputy health minister finds multiple problems at clinics in Dar es Salaam following RFA investigation.
2016-04-19
The move will further reduce the profits earned by store managers, adding to central government revenue.
2016-04-15
They avoid paying rent by helping Chinese partners make contacts for trade across the border.
2016-04-14
New, tough U.N. sanctions against the country for its recent nuclear test and rocket launch have prompted the move.
2016-03-31
China's Xi also tells Obama he will enforce U.N. nuclear sanctions on Pyongyang, which fired another missile during a nuclear security summit in Washington.
2016-03-31
The move may be aimed at creating a more energetic image for North Korea's ruling party, sources say.
2016-03-25
News of one incident that occurred in Yanggang province has spread across the country, putting a damper on the idolization of leader Kim Jong Un.
2016-03-21
Pyongyang warns of ‘preemptive strike of justice’ while Washington and Seoul move to tighten sanctions.
2016-03-18
The eateries have experienced financial problems following the regime’s recent launch of a long-range rocket and nuclear test.
2016-03-16
Otto Warmbier is sentenced for trying to steal a propaganda banner in what North Korea calls a "serious offense" against the state.
2016-03-11
In a move that is designed to put cash in the government's hands, people can buy time off from the latest state-imposed workathon.
2016-03-04
Locals say new soldiers Pyongyang claims volunteered for military service were in fact forcibly drafted.
2016-03-03
Pyongyang reaction was criticized by friend Russia and foe Japan alike.
2016-03-02
Unanimous vote by the U.N. Security Council presents united international front to Pyongyang, but the world will have to wait to see if penalties have bite.
2016-02-19
Analysts say the key to effective sanctions is whether economic pressure can make China temper its backing of Pyongyang.
2016-02-16
New U.S. legislation raises the level of unilateral sanctions on North Korea to those applied to Iran, key proponent says.
2016-02-12
Leader Kim Jong Un ordered the move last year as he prepared for the country’s fourth nuclear test and long-range missile launch in 2016.
